Psychologist Salary Australia
Psychologist Salary / Wage
Salary and wage information for psychologists is compiled regularly by analysis of Australian jobs advertised in major publications. Salaries are annual unless otherwise stated.
The Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations Codes (ANZSCO) are: 272311 for clinical psychologists, 272312 for educational psychologists, 272313 for organisational psychologists and 272314 for psychotherapists.
Job titles and exact tasks vary in this work and examples of some occupation titles are psychologist, clinical psychologist, experimental psychologist and research psychologist.
Social and welfare professionals in 2010 earned an average of $1258 a week in ordinary earnings rising to $1263 including overtime and worked an average of 36.3 hours a week.*
Psychologist Salaries / Wages in 2011 – 2012
| Job Title | Salary / Wage $ | Location |
| Rehabilitation Consultant – Psychologist | 66,000 – 75,000 | Sydney |
| Clinical Psychologist | 40 – 60 per hour | Sydney |
| Senior Psychologist | 87,000 – 96,000 | New South Wales |
| Contract Psychologist | 40 – 70 per hour | New South Wales |
| Psychologist | 66,000 – 75,000 | Melbourne |
| Clinical Psychologist | 50,000 – 70,000 | Brisbane |
| Psychologist/Social Worker | 73,000 – 83,000 | ACT |
| Psychologist | 80 – 100 per hour | Perth |
| College Counsellor / Psychologist | 63,000 – 91,000 | Perth |
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*Data from Australian Bureau of Statistics